2. Come,
Branch of Jesse! and bring rest
Unto the prisoners and oppressed;
From Hell's abyss, and lurid shore,
And from the gulf, Thine own restore!
Joy! Joy! now shall Emmanuel
Be born for thee, O Israel!

4. Come Key
of David! and in might
Unclose the heavenly realms of light;
Our path unto the skies make plain,
And shut the gates of Death's domain
Joy! Joy! now shall Emmanuel
Be born for thee, O Israel!

5. O come,
come now, Adonai!
Who to Thy flock in Sinai
Didst erst Thy Law in clouds of flame,
And Glorious Majesty proclaim;
Joy! Joy! now shall Emmanuel
Be born for thee, O Israel!

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